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July 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Internet on July 15, 2011
Woolrich Home's latest digital catalog offers new online tools for retailers and designers, and the one-stop viewing of the entire Woolrich Home offering.
Enhanced online tools offered in the catalog include photos and product descriptions that can be downloaded in pdf form or printed as needed, and pages and products can be bookmarked with notes attached, or easily shared with others.
Sharon Kepley, licensing manager for home furnishings at Woolrich Home, said the most advantageous tool the digital catalog is the ability to see more than 300 products from the entire complement of Woolrich Home brand partners in one place.
"This is particularly important since each company has its own distribution channels and sales teams," Kepley said.
Brand partners and licensees include Shadow Mountain (furniture); JLA Home (bedding ensembles, textile wall art and decorative pillows); Picture Source (wall decor); Whitecraft (indoor/outdoor furniture); Mohawk Home (area rugs); Lynn Haney Collection (holiday collectibles); PM&J (pet beds and accessories; and Rowe Pottery Works (tabletop and garden decor).
"Enhanced analytics will enable us to track the most frequently viewed products, as well as products that are bookmarked and the region of the country the user comes from," Kepley said. "The feedback will be invaluable for future product development at Woolrich Home."
July 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on July 15, 2011
Online home furnishings retailer One Kings Lane will receive the 2011 "Rising Star" Award, at the 60th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards in New York City.
The New York International Gift Fair is the leading sponsor of the industry event, which has been presented annually by Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine since 1951.
One Kings Lane is a membership-based site which offers daily sales on top home decor brands and designer merchandise. Limited quantities of products, which go on sale for 72 hours at up to 70 percent off retail pricing, are primarily manufacturers' samples or overstock items.
"One Kings Lane has introduced an important new web-based opportunity for our industry," said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president. "This branded on-line platform enables vendors to move excess inventory quickly, efficiently and without disruption to established channels of retail distribution. We're delighted to recognize the contributions of this exciting new player."
The REAs recognize excellence in four retail categories (Store Design/Redesign; Visual Merchandising; Marketing Achievement and Store Events), as well as for individual achievement (Outstanding Manufacturer's Rep and Rising Star). As part of this very special evening, Gift For Life, the gift and home industry's only charitable organization, will present its 2011 Industry Achievement Award to Michael Aram; and Gifts & Decorative Accessories will present a special Lifetime Achievement Award to Su Hilty, who is retiring after a long career in the retailing and home furnishings industries.
July 13,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Casual Furniture on July 14, 2011
Palecek founder and CEO Allan Palecek will receive the Accessories Resource Team Academy of Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual ARTS Awards, Jan. 21, 2012.
"Allan's dedication to design, function and craftsmanship have led his brand to become one of the most recognized and well-respected in the industry," said Bill Winsor, president and CEO, Dallas Market Center. "His contribution to the home decor industry is immeasurable and we are pleased to recognize his nearly 35 years of excellence with this honor."
The ARTS Awards is the premier awards program for the home decorative accessories industry. The Academy of Achievement honor is awarded each year to recognize companies and/or individuals that have made significant contributions to the industry. The award will be presented at the ARTS Awards' new location, the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
July 13,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on July 14, 2011
Therapedic International's longtime Australian licensee Slumbercare Bedding has expanded its brand territory to include the state of South Australia.
Slumbercare, which had served the state of Victoria and the southern portion of New South Wales, now includes the major Australian cities of Melbourne and Adelaide after the expansion.
Slumbercare joined Princeton, N.J.-based Therapedic International's licensee network in 1998 and has grown the local business for the brand steadily over the past 13 years.
"Slumbercare is our strongest licensee on the continent and we are looking forward to them duplicating that success in other parts of the country," said Therapedic International President Gerry Borreggine. "Australia is key market for us and this expansion will help maximize the potential of our brand there."
"We are privileged to take on the Therapedic International license for South Australia and operate with the same philosophy and strategies that have brought Victoria success with the brand for the past 13 years," said Slumbercare Bedding Managing Director Con Apostolidis.
Therapedic currently has licensees on six continents in locations including: Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Trinidad, Jamaica, Ecuador, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Dubai, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, New Zealand and Australia.
Therapedic International has more than 50 licensees manufacturing products under the Therapedic brand throughout the world.
July 13,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on July 14, 2011
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A retailer of international brand furniture, which has recently been suspected of selling poor-quality fake foreign products at high prices, has insisted it does not play foul with buyers but but has admitted "faults" in its employees' sales tactics. Panzhuang Xiuhua, general manager of Da Vinci Furniture Co Ltd, a Shanghai-based furniture retailer that has gained a reputation as a well-known sales agent for overseas furniture brands in China, told a press conference that all the Italian furniture displayed in her outlets "was truly made in Italy".
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